Look who’s abandoned the Republican Party. John Catsimatidis, that’s who.
In a clean sweep, the Republican candidate for mayor in 2013 is supporting the three statewide Democratic candidates: Gov. Andrew Cuomo, State Attorney Eric Schneiderman and State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.
Cats is telling everybody that Cuomo is a longtime friend and Republican candidate Rob Astorino is a schmo. He says he can’t support Republican AG candidate John Cahill because Cahill supported Catsimatidis’ rival Joe Lhota in the 2013 primary. And Cats knows DiNapoli.
The billionaire’s failure to support the GOP ticket is even more interesting because his daughter’s father-in-law is GOP state chairman, Ed Cox.
As Cats gears up to challenge Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2017, his abandonment of the GOP will force him to run as an independent, non-aligned candidate.